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(PIX11) — A teenager suspected in a string of chain snatchings in the Bronx escaped police custody Monday morning as he was being arrested anew by two NYPD officers.

Vincens Vuktilaj 17, of the Bronx, was being re-arrested because a new robbery victim came forward. Cops were bringing him down the stairs at his residence at 746 St. Nicholas Ave. about 10 a.m. when he knocked them down and got away while in handcuffs.

The suspect bolted toward the 145th Street subway station, leading authorities to shut several subway lines. Cops say a train conductor saw him in the subway.